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Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program in the US

Deadline: 7-Nov-22

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is accepting applications for the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program.

Purpose

Through this NOFO, HUD is making $12,500,000 of FY2022 SHOP grant funds available to national and regional non-profit organizations and consortia. SHOP units must be decent, safe, and sanitary non-luxury dwellings that comply with state and local codes, ordinances, and zoning requirements, and with all other SHOP requirements.

Categories
  • National Organizations: HUD is making $6,000,000 of FY2022 SHOP grant funds available to national organizations that have relevant experience and capacity constructing housing units that must be decent, safe, and sanitary non-luxury dwellings and comply with state and local codes, ordinances, and zoning requirements, and with all other SHOP requirements. National organizations must have the capacity to construct housing units in at least two states. Category (2) Regional Organizations.
  • Regional Organizations: HUD is making $3,500,000 of FY2022 SHOP grant funds available to regional organizations that have relevant experience and capacity constructing housing units that must be decent, safe, and sanitary non-luxury dwellings and comply with state and local codes, ordinances, and zoning requirements, and with all other SHOP requirements. Regional organizations must have the capacity to construct housing units in at least two states. Category (3) Consortium Organizations.
  • Consortium Organizations: HUD is making $3,000,000 of FY2022 SHOP grant funds available to regional organizations that have relevant experience and capacity constructing housing units that must be decent, safe, and sanitary non-luxury dwellings and comply with state and local codes, ordinances, and zoning requirements, and with all other SHOP requirements. Consortium organizations must have the capacity to construct housing units in at least two states.
Funding Information

Through this NOFO, HUD is making $12,500,000 of FY2022 SHOP grant funds available to national and regional non-profit organizations and consortia.

  • Estimated Total Funding: $12,500,000
  • Minimum Award Amount: $1,145,000
  • Maximum Award Amount: $12,500,000

The Grantee must expend all SHOP grant funds within 24 months of the date that HUD makes the SHOP grant funds available for drawdown in the Grantee’s line of credit.

Eligibility Criteria
  • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education)
  • Eligible applicants include public or private non-profit organizations, or a consortium of public or private non-profit organizations, that have the capacity and experience to provide or facilitate self-help homeownership opportunities on a national or regional basis. Grantees must directly undertake eligible SHOP activities and/or enter into a written agreement with one or more nonprofit affiliate organizations to carry out eligible SHOP activities.
  • The term “you” as used in this NOFO refers to the SHOP applicant, including all consortium members. The term “consortium” refers to all consortium members. The term “Grantee” refers to a successful SHOP applicant, including all consortium members, that have been awarded SHOP grant funds under this NOFO. The term “affiliate” refers to an eligible non-profit organization that is an affiliate of a SHOP grantee.

Eligible SHOP Applicant

  • National Organization: A national organization is a public or private non-profit organization that carries out self-help homeownership housing activities or funds affiliates that carry out selfhelp homeownership housing activities on a national scale.
  • Regional Organization: A regional organization is a public or private non-profit organization that carries out self-help homeownership housing activities or funds affiliates that carry out self-help homeownership housing activities on a regional scale. A regional area is a geographic area, such as the Southwest or Northeast that includes at least two states. The states in the region need not be contiguous, and the service area of the organization need not precisely conform to state boundaries.
  • Consortium: A consortium is two or more public or private non-profit organizations located in at least two states that enter into an agreement to submit a single application for SHOP grant funds to carry out self-help homeownership housing activities on a national or regional basis. Individual consortium members may carry out self-help homeownership housing activities or fund affiliates to carry out self-help homeownership housing activities. The consortium must designate one member as the lead entity to act on behalf of all consortium members. The lead entity must be responsible and accountable for the timely performance and compliance of all consortium members. The consortium must execute a new written agreement with each affiliate that is participating in the consortium's FY2022 SHOP program. The consortium cannot amend a prior written agreement.

Affiliate Organization ("Affiliate")

  • Applicants may undertake eligible SHOP activities directly and/or enter into a written agreement with one or more non-profit, affiliate organizations to carry out the SHOP activities. If the applicant will use affiliate organizations, the affiliate must satisfy the following:
  • Type of Organization: Your affiliates must be:
  • Subordinate Organization. A local non-profit self-help homeownership housing organization that is a subordinate organization (i.e., chapter, local, post, or unit) of your central organization and covered by the group exemption issued to the central organization under section 501(c) (3) or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
  • Organization with an Existing Relationship. A local non-profit self-help homeownership housing organization with which you have an existing relationship (e.g., you have provided technical assistance, mentoring or funding to the local self-help homeownership housing organization); or
  • Organization with a Future Relationship. A local non-profit self-help homeownership housing organization with which you do not have an existing relationship, but to which you will provide technical assistance, mentoring or funding in accordance with your SHOP application.
  • Service Area. Your affiliate must be located within your service area.
  • Written Agreement. You must have a written agreement with each of your affiliates that incorporates the requirements of this NOFO. Your written agreement must describe the SHOP responsibilities of your affiliate. If you are a consortium, each of your affiliates must be linked to an individual consortium member by a written agreement. You must execute a new written agreement with each affiliate that is participating in your FY2022 SHOP program. You cannot amend a prior written agreement.
Ineligible
  • This Program does not require cost sharing or matching.
  • Generally, federal sources are not allowed to be used as cost share or match unless otherwise permitted by a program’s authorizing statute.
  • There is no matching requirement for SHOP; however, the Grantee may leverage resources for the cost of construction and/or rehabilitation of self-help homeownership housing units assisted with SHOP grant funds, and for any other program costs that are not funded with SHOP grant funds. Refer to SHOP NOFO “Rating Factor 4: Leveraging Resources.

For more information, visit HUD.

For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343385